Mendelssohn, Dvořák: Piano Trios (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) Much beautiful playing here, polished and musical [PJL]
Winterberg: Chamber Music Vol. 2 (Toccata Classics)
Complex, sometimes evanescent but sombre quartets from a Czech Jew [JW]
Tourout: Portrait of an Imperial Cantor (Passacaille)
Outstanding performances of music by an unjustly neglected master [JV]
Saint-Saëns: Violin Sonatas (BIS)
Very attractive music beautifully played and caught in ideally sympathetic sound [NB]
Bach & Pärt: Works for Violin & Orchestra (Pentatone)
Spry, lively performances in bold sound [DM]
Jacob Lateiner (piano) The Lost Art Vol. 2 (Parnassus)
A pianist deserving of wider currency [SG]
Dowland: [Complete] Lachrimae (Alpha Classics)
A fine survey of the Lachrimae with rather more verve and better balance than other options [RMo]
Chopin: Piano Concertos (BIS)
(Déjà Review) These fine chamber renderings of the Chopin concertos make them sound as if that is how they were meant to be [JL]
Les Chemins d’Amour (CD Accord)
(Déjà Review) It would be difficult to imagine a better duo partnership for this music [CH]
Rachel Podger (violin): Tutta sola (Channel Classics)
Quite exceptional performances of rarely heard pre-Bach Baroque solo violin works [PB]
Amate Stelle (Glossa)
Baroque opera enthusiasts should snap up this disc [GF]
Schubert: Lieder (Danacord)
Splendidly captures the mood of these songs, with all their varied emotions [JF]
Lovesick (Signum Classics)
A beautiful recital of mostly rare 17th Century songs on an immortal subject [GH]
Nathan Milstein (violin) Concertos (Urania)
Tried and tested staples from Milstein’s discography [JW]
McElroy: Tongues of Fire (SOMM)
Extends the tradition of Britten with an added edge of unflinching American-ness [DC]
Beethoven: Lettre à Elise (Mirare)
One of the most charming piano recitals that I have come across in years [KS]
Britten: Orchestral works (Naxos)
Another spectacular and poetic Britten collection ex-Collins courtesy of Naxos [EM]
Brahms and Berg: Violin Concertos (Ondine)
Christian Tetzlaff provides outstanding performances of the two concertos [MC]
Porpora: L’Angelica (Dynamic)
This world premiere recording is an appetising taster for more Porpora [GF]
Schumann: Symphonies (BIS)
A comprehensive survey stunningly played and beautifully recorded [NB]
Shostakovich: Symphony 10 (ICA Classics)
An important musical document of a great live performance of Shostakovich’s Tenth by a legendary German conductor [GT]
Françaix: Chamber Music (Brilliant Classics)
Refreshing Frenchness in a blast from the past [DC]
Rachmaninov: Vespers (Delphian Records)
A fresh, well-drilled young choir has bitten off more than it can chew here [RMo]
Bach: Keyboard Works (Labor Records)
(Déjà Review) Some will think these exceptional recordings are the best Bach-on-the-piano ever, others will hate them [PSh]
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